It will be hot in Las Vegas, but not so hot-well, to us who live here, so make sure you drink plenty of water. Don’t forget that you need to have a car here. Uber works well but our hall is approximately 40 minutes from the airport. Check out our website and our social media pages for ideas of things to do around Las Vegas. This city is so much more than “sin city” and “the strip.” We have fabulous food, sites and sounds all over, and just outside, the city.

We are so looking forward to hosting you all again. We think you will have such a great time here. And best of luck to all the competitors. May the odds be in your favor. 🙂

Championship Reel Special

Our incredible judging panel in 2016

Teams from around the Western Region compete in the two hand competition.high kicks in our championship events

We’re three weeks out from the big day and we’re going a little nuts making sure we have covered all of our bases. We did a site visit at the high school last week and we couldn’t have landed a more perfect spot. The layout is super convenient and spacious and the scenery around the school kind of makes you forget that you are in Las Vegas.

We have had a more normal “springtime” this year and, as of our visit last week, there was still a bunch of snow on Mt. Charleston. In fact, we had just gotten a lot of rain in the valley so the mountain got the snow. We’re hoping that, because the weather has been so mild, that we won’t have too hot of a weekend when everyone is here for the feis.

Our medals arrived yesterday. They are amazing! Our feis chair and designer did an incredible job. We showed them to our dancers yesterday and they all said they better step it into high gear so they can earn a few at the feis. If that’s not an endorsement, i don’t know what is.

This is our first year, and we know to expect a few bumps here and there. But we’re really excited. We hope that all of you really enjoy the day.

We are finalizing our food trucks for the day. Once those contracts have been signed, we will put out the name with tentative menus. Already confirmed is Sambalatte. They will be inside at the concessions selling coffee and tea on the day. They won’t have their whole menu available but should be able to satisfy your cravings.

We want to give the Cleary School of Irish Dance a big shout out for lending us stages and other supplies, as well as support, to help us make this first feis a reality.

We’ve added the Comfort Inn to our feis hotels. It is about the same distance to our feis venue as Aliante. Lots of amenities nearby and easy highway access.
Our feis rate for a double room is $95 and, for a king bed with a pullout sofa, it’s $105. Our group block is under Irish Dance LV Booster Club.

Sign your dancer(s) up at feisworx.com and book a room at the Comfort Inn today!

Please let us know straight away if you have any issues and we’ll get it sorted.

Beginner and Advanced Beginner

Classes are for children with little or no previous experience in Irish Dance. This class will provide the basic steps for a number of dances (Reel, Light Jig, Single Jig, Slip Jig, Heavy Jig, Hornpipe and Traditional Set Dances), which ultimately may be danced competitively as a beginner. Children will develop self-discipline, confidence and poise while exercising and learning the beautiful art form of Irish Dance. Children any age from 5 to 18 are welcome.

Novice/Prizewinner

Classes are designed for children who have mastered Beginner II/Intermediate skills, and are dancing in the Beginner II to Novice/Prize Winner level at competitions. At this level, competition is highly encouraged. This class expands upon the scope of artistic expression as steps become more complex. Irish Dance technique and poise are stressed. In this class, dancers are required to master more intricate steps, as well increase the intensity of their workouts.

Championship

Classes are for children who have mastered the art form to the level of Prize Winner to Open Championship at competition. The focus of this class is to take highly placed competitors and finesse, expand and fine-tune their performance skills to the level where they can compete nationally and Internationally. This class is invitation only.

Ceili

Classes are for second year students and up. Traditional and Modern Ceili dances are learned as are performance material. Students learn to work together as a team and have the opportunity to perform and compete many of the dances learned in this class. This class is strongly recommended for all eligible students and required for dancers wanting to perform.